DEPARTMENT OF
Dr. Debjani Mukherjee
Associate Professor & Head of the Department
Area of Specialization
- Organizational Behaviour
- Positive Psychology
- Guidance and Counseling
Affiliations
- Member of the Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA).
Awards
- VIIIth Merit Position in BA (All Humanities) in HamvatiNandanBahugunaGarhwal University, Srinagar, Uttranchal.1985
- 2012, Early Career Award from the International Society for the Study ofBehavioural Development in Edmonton Canada. The ISSBD awarded grant of 1500$ plus registration and other allowances to attend the Congress
International Linkages and Collaborative Research
Year of Research | University/Agency | Area of Work |
2008-2010 | University of Roma, Italy | Cross-national study on the extent to which basic values structure political thoughts |
2014 -2015 | University of Roma, Italy | Cross-national study on the positivity and its dimensions in youth |
2015-2016 | UNICEF
Co-Investigator |
Assess Cognitive Impairment in Children 12-18 years of age having Anaemia and more specifically Sickle Cell Anaemia in Chhattisgarh |
Courses Attended
Attended two refresher courses on criminology and forensic sciences, three weeks each, conducted by the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India and one orientation program at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur.
Courses Conducted
Convener and Organising Secretary- National Level Workshop on Research Methods and Data Processing in Socio Behavioural Research organized by the Department of Psychology from 11th Feb – 15th Feb 2013.Sponsored by UGC.
Additional Responsibilities
- Member of Board of Studies, Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur.
- Member Board of Studies, Hemchand Yadav University, Durg.
- Member Examination Committee, Hemchand Yadav University, Durg.
- Convener, Guidance and Counselling Cell, St. Thomas College, Bhilai.
- Incharge and Facilitator- Yoga Center, St. Thomas College, Bhilai.
- Founder Head of the Dept. of Journalism and Mass communication, KushabhauThakrePatrakaritaAvamJansanchar Vishwavidyalaya (2012 – 2018)
- Member Joint Appraisal Team (JAT) as a Programme expert for CG Govt. State Aids Control Society (C.G SACS)
Publications
- Paper titled “Occupational Stress and its Effects on Official Status in Relation to Job Involvement” has been published in the Indian Journal of Psychometry and Education, Vol 37 (1), January, 2006.
- Paper titled “Interactive role of Sex And Official Status on Job Involvement: An Empirical Study” has been published in the Journal of Psycho Cultural Dimensions, Vol 22 (2) October 2006.
- Paper titled “Impact of Industrial Hierarchy on Effective Work Involvement.” Has been published in the journal Psychological Foundations published by the Psychological Foundation Trust, New Delhi, Vol 9(1), Registration No. 71123/99. March 2007.
- Paper titled “Impact of Area of Work on Job Involvement among the Executives of Steel Sector” has been published in the Journal of Psychosocial Research, Vol 4 Issue 1, ISSN 0973-5410, Jan-June, 2009.
- Paper titled “Dyslexia: Insight into Verbal Disabilities and Possible Interventions” has been published in the Journal of Psychosocial Research, Vol 4 Issue 1, ISSN 0973-5410, July-Dec 2009.
- Paper titled “Implicature in pragmatics: psychological interpretations” has been published in Indian Journal of Psychology and Mental Health,Vol 3, Number 5, ISSN0973-7286, August, 2009
- Chapter titled “Study of Voice Coherence in Children: A Case Study from Psycholinguistic Perspective” has been published in book titled “Clinical Child Psychology”, ISBN 978-81-7835-761-4. Kalpaz Publications New Delhi, 2009.
- Paper titled “Stress to Eustress: Role of Official Hierarchy” has been published in Indian Journal of Psychology and Education,Vol 1, No. 1, ISSN 2231-1432. January 2011.
- Chapter titled “Women in Industry” has been published in book “Globzlisation and Gender” ISBN 978-81-316-0447-2 published by Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2011.
- Paper titled “Language and Thought: The Chicken and Egg Syndrome” has been published in Everyman’s Science, Vol XLV No.6,ISSN 0531-495 X (Feb 2011), journal brought out by the Indian science Congress Association
- Paper titled ‘Facilitating Productive Work-Life with Respect to Life-Orientation, Gender, and Occupational Stress’, has been published in Journal of Organisational and Human Behaviour, Vol 1, issue, ISSN 2277-3274. 3rd July 2012.
- Paper titled ‘Occupational Stress and Job Involvement among management executives across Different Age Groups’, has been published in Journal of Human and Work Management, Vol 1, No. 1,ISSN 2320-8384. July 2013.
- Paper titled ‘The Architectural Mind and Me’ has been published in Everyman’s Science, Vol XLVIII No.6. ISSN 0531-495 X (Feb 2014), journal brought out by the Indian science Congress Association
- Chapter ‘Working Dynamics of Male Executives and Female Executives’ has been published in a book ‘Reaching Our Voices: Psychology of Women’ by Lambert Academic Publisher Germany, ISBN 978-3-569-54001-1. 2014.
- Chapter ‘Perceptual shifting in Yoga Practitioners: Motivating Factors ‘has been published in book ‘Spirituality and Human Psyche’ ISBN 978-1-4828-6759-6. 2015
- Paper titled ‘A comparative study of gender study in Industry: An empirical study’ has been published in International Journal of Psychosocial Research, Vol 4, No 2 ISSN 2320-6381, December 2015.
- Paper titled ‘Interplay of Occupational Stress and Eustress across Official Hierarchy’,published in National Journal of Psychology, ISSN 2395-7808 Vol II, issue 1 April 2016.
- Paper titled ‘A Study of Degenerating Emotional Maturity in the Aged Adults due to Financial Insecurity’, published in The Journal of Psychosocial Research: Vol. 12, No. 2, ISSN 0973-5410. (Jul-Dec. 2017)
- Co Authored Book ‘Basic Psychological Processes’, published by Psychological Corporation, Agra (2019)
- Paper titled ‘Enhancing Positive Mental Health among Adolescents: Role of Yoga’, published in Journal of Psychosocial Research: Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jul-Dec. 2019)
Conferences
Presented papers at many National and International Conferences. International travels sponsored by UGC, ICMR, ICSSR, C.G Council of Science and Technology etc.
Presented a paper ‘To study the effect of organizational stress and life orientation on job involvement’, at the National conference of applied psychology, Calcutta University, India. | 21 – 25 Dec. 2005 | Dept. Of Applied Psychology,
Calcutta University, India |
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Presented a paper “Impact of Life Orientation and Sex on Job Involvement” at the XVI th conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) at IIT Mumbai, India. | Dec 14 – 16, 2006 | National Academy of Psychology
(NAOP) and Dept. of Humanities, IIT Mumbai, India. |
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Presented a paper “Changing of Occupational Stress to Eustress: A Comparative Study of Different Age Groups” at the 11th international and 42nd national conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP), at Jamia MilliaIslamia, New-Delhi, India. | Feb 15 – 17, 2007 | Indian Academy of Applied
Psychology (IAAP), and Dept. of psychology Jamia MilliaIslamia, New-Delhi, India. |
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2007, presented a paper “Facilitating Productive Work Life with respect to Life-Orientation, Gender and Occupational Stress” at the International Conference on Psychology in Mental Health at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences {NIMHANS}, Bangalore, India. | July 26 – 28, 2007 | National Institute of Mental Health
and Neuro Sciences NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. |
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2007, paper “Role of Organisational Hierarchy in Perceiving Occupational Stress as Eustress” presented at the national conference on cognitive psychology at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. | Nov 29 – 30, 2007 | Indian Statistical Institute,
Kolkata, India. |
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2008, paper “Converting Occupational Stress to Eustress: Role of official Hierarchy” presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology 2008, at Berlin, Germany. | June 18-21, 2009. | International Congress of Psychology
And Humbolt University, Berlin. Germany. |
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2008, paper “Exploring New Dynamics of Job- Involvement: An Empirical study of Life Orientation, Gender and Occupational Stress” presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology 2008, at Berlin, Germany. | June 18-21, 2009. | International Congress of Psychology
And Humbolt University, Berlin. Germany. |
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2008, paper “Effect of Affective Stimulation on Cognitive-Affective Impairments of Autism” presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology 2008, at Berlin, Germany. | June 18-21, 2009. | International Congress of Psychology
And Humbolt University, Berlin. Germany. |
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2009, paper “Life Orientation: An Important variable in the Placement Policy” presented at the First World Congress on Positive Psychology Philadelphia, USA. | June 18-21, 2009. | International Association of
Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, USA |
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2009, paper “Life-Orientation: Role in Placement and Job-Involvement” presented at the 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Norway. | July 7 -10, 2009 | European Congress of
Psychology and Norwegian Psychological Society. |
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2010, paper “Facilitating Positive Mental Health: Interactive Role of Individual’s Orientation and Work Area”, presented at the Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Washington DC, USA. | November 17 – 19, 2010. | World Conference on the Promotion
of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Clifford Beer Foundation. WHO. Washington DC, USA. |
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2012,Intercepting Developmental Mental Disabilities Among Geriatrics: Positive Target Interventions presented at 23 rd Congress of International Society for the Study of Behavioural
Development |
July 8-12, 2012 | International Society for the Study of
Behavioural Development Edmonton, Canada |
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2013,Intercepting Degenerating Emotional Maturity in the Aged Adults due to Financial Insecurity and Regenerating it, presented at III World Congress of Positive Psychology | June 18-23, 2013 | International Association of
Positive Psychology, L.A, USA. |
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2014‘Social Psychaitric Interventions on Emotional Maturity Affected by Financial Status among the Elderly’, 28th International Congress of Applied
Psychology, Paris, France. |
8th-13th July 2014 | International Congress of Applied
Psychology, Paris, France |
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2015, Role of Recruitment Managers in Facilitating Happiness and Mental Well Being at Work Place: a study across genders
Presented at IV World Congress of Positive Psychology. |
June 2015 | International Association of
Positive Psychology, Florida, USA |
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Resource Person
Resource Person- Workshop On Research Methods and Data Analysis | 3rd May 2013 | National Law University, New Delhi |
Speaker- Mental Health and Positive Attitude | 15th February 2014 | Dept. of Management Studies, Rungta college of engineering and technology, Bhilai. |
Speaker, Topic- Career In Psychology | 29th September 2014 | Govt VYT P.G Autonomous College, Durg. |
Faculty Development Program, ‘Statistics- An Enabling Tool for Research Methodology’ | 4th – 17th May 2015 | Dept. of Management Studies, Rungta college of engineering and technology, Bhilai. |
Speaker , Topic- Positive Psychology | 31st December 2015 | Govt VYT P.G Autonomous College, Durg. |
Resource person ‘Vertical interaction course for Senior Police Officers (IPS)’ | 7th September 2016 | National Law University,New Delhi |
Resource person ‘Development of Personality and Positive Thinking’ | 16th December, 2016 | Govt. Dr. W.W Patankar P.G. College, Durg. |
Resource person ‘Orientation Program’ for Adhoc/guest Lecturers. | 3rd January 2017 | Govt. Digvijay Autonomous P.G. college, Rajnandgaon |
Conducted workshop for parents and students on the topic- Bridging the Generation Gap | 23rd April 2017 | MGM Public School, Bhilai |
Resource Person at a Career Counselling Program for higher secondary students | 14th August 2017 | Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pahandor Village, Durg, Distt. |
Resource person at National Level Workshop on Research Methods- Questionnaire Development | 10th – 12th January 2018 | Govt VYT P.G Autonomous College, Durg. |
Resource Person at Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) Program on Ensuring Safety for Children, recognised by RCI. |
3 October 2019 – 5 October 2019 |
Prayas, Teachers Training Institute (HI), Bhilai |
Dr. Jyoti Bakshi
Assistant Professor
Highlights of Achievement
Principal Investigator of a Minor Research Project funded by University Grants Commission [UGC], New Delhi, India 2008-2010
Research Publication
- Comparative study of enzyme dehydrogenase activity inCicer arietinum and Arachishypogea.Current Research in Science and Technology2013 pp 16-17.Praveen Jain, Meenakshi Bharadwaj and Jyoti Bakshi.
- Impairment of Scavenging Enzymes mediated Seed Ageing in Jamun (Syzygiumcuminii) seed. International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-3148 (online) April – June 2019Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp: (18-25), Jyoti Bakshi1, S.C. Naithani2,
- Membrane Perturbations in ageing Jamun (Syzygiumcuminii) Seeds. International Journal of Scientific Research and Review 2279-0543 (Online) Jyoti Bakshi April – June 2019
Academic
Orientation programme, 28.01.11.to 24.02.11, Academic Staff College, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.
Seminars, Symposiums and Workshops
S.No | EVENT | VENUE | DATE | STATUS |
1. | National Seminar on
“Botanical Researches: Present Scenario and Future Prospects” |
Department of Botany
Govt. College of Science Raipur C.G. India |
January
29th -30th 2008 |
Presented a paper |
2. | National Conference on
“Advances in Biological Sciences” |
School of Life Sciences, Pt. RSU, Raipur, Chhattisgarh | November
5th -7th, 2011 |
Presented a paper |
3. | International
Conference On “Plant Science in Post genomic Era |
School of Life Sciences,
Sambalpur University |
February,
17th -19th, 2011 |
Presented a paper |
4. | National Conference
On “Recent Advances in Biological Sciences” |
School of Life Sciences
Pt. Ravi ShankarShukla University, Raipur |
November
25th -27th, 2013 |
Presented a paper |
5. | Workshop on “Discovery of
Potential bioactive compound from Local botanical resources –invitro studies to drug designing”. |
St. Thomas College, Bhilai
Conducted by Nitza Biologicals |
March
3rd-9th 2016 |
Attended |
6. | Workshop on “Participative Training Methodology” | St. Thomas College, Bhilai
Conducted by NUSSD-TISS |
May
13th-14th 2017 |
Attended |
7. | Workshop on Electronic Herbarium: Digital Database of Dicot Plants | Conducted by
Prof. T. Shrinivasu Department of Botany, RTM University, Nagpur (MH) |
November 18-19
2017 |
Attended |
8. | FDP on Innovative Methods | Conducted by Kalinga University, Raipur | 2019 | Attended |
9. | FDP on Research Based Pedagogical Tools | Conducted by ITM University, Raipur | 2019 | Attended |